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Xavier was impressive. So was center Matt Stainbrook. In crunch time though, the big dogs started to hunt. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson was 1 of them. He went top shelf and snatched a rebound that sealed the deal for me.The Sports Xchange

Did we mention our UCLA friends said Doug Gottlieb could fuck himself? Didn’t think so.
Lost a finalist (Virginia, what were we thinking?) and another Final 4 pick (Iowa State). We drank the Kool-Aid on these 2. Shame on us, Mayor Fred Hoiberg, and what’s this about Tony Bennett being the Coach of the Year again?
Wichita State, though, has really done our brackets proud. And don’t get us started on our Sooners. Had them in the Sweet 16 but its all gravy now. Jeff Goodman picked them for his Final 4, and we knew he was smoking better shit than us.

Adrian Peterson’s agent is hoping to get his client out of Minnesota, but the Vikings pull the strings. Do they grin and bear it or trade him? Gamble on a running back in the draft? Maybe ship him to Oakland for Raiders’ pick and then some?ESPN.com

Excuses, excuses, excuses…
I’ve watched fewer college basketball games this season than any I can recall. Like it would make a difference if I did, right?
Still, when we were fortunate to catch some games, 1 team stood head and shoulders above the rest. The Kentucky Wildcats are long and they can ball, Mr. Obvious said. We wanted to justify picking Arizona to win it all. Or maybe Virginia. Gonzaga is the pick of many, but we just couldn’t go there. Truth be told, we’re kind of rooting for Kentucky to run the table.
Anyway, this is how we see the greatest sporting spectacle of all time unfolding.Final 4: Kentucky, Arizona, Iowa State and Virginia.
Kentucky defeats Arizona and Virginia beats Iowa State.Champ: Kentucky 74, Virginia 71.

Another reason we’re fans of Eric Striker. Hard hitter on and off the field, particularly with his comments regarding the racist video (you can watch it here) by Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members.NewsOK.com

Russell Westbrook has plenty of folks singing his name as the NBA’s MVP. That chorus grew louder Wednesday night when Westbrook produced his 4th triple-double in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s overtime win over the lowly Philadelphia 76ers.Washington Post

I was staring at my computer before the game and thinking what am I missing? Clippers were a 3 1/2-point favorite over the Blazers despite being without Blake Griffin and Jamal Crawford. Then they started beating the hell out of the Blazers. For a couple of minutes, I started thinking ‘See, what the funk do you know?’ But, like many NBA games, shit changed in the 4th quarter.
Still, a pretty decent contest to watch, particularly now with the stakes, especially in the Western Conference, getting higher and higher. And it was a tough 1 to swallow for the Clippers, who just gagged this 1 away down the stretch.The Sports Xchange